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It Takes Two

ActionAdventure

Developer Hazelight Studios

It Takes Two is a 2021 cooperative action-adventure game developed by Hazelight Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in March 2021, for Nintendo Switch in November 2022, and for Nintendo Switch 2 in October 2026. The game follows Cody and May, a husband and wife on the brink of divorce whose daughter unknowingly transports… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

356 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works

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89
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Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
259,087 of 271,466 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

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  • Wolfy WolFang @wolfywolfang.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 5, 2025

    We Saw You From Across The Bar... Think You Can Take Two Daddies 😜 w/ @pellylicious.bsky.social Game: It Takes Two 7:30pm-10pmEST www.twitch.tv/wolfywolfang

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  • Jazz The JRPG Queen 👑❤️🎮 @jazzlikestogame.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 9, 2025

    If you’re looking for a good couch co-op game for you & another to play then I definitely suggest #ItTakesTwo what a wonderful game this was to play through with my fiancé. I really enjoyed working together with him to get us through every stage of the game & usually I’m a single player gamer. ❤️🥺👏🏻

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  • Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 13, 2024

    I will say two things: 1) It Takes Two was the best game of that year. 2) Josef Fares is, unsurprisingly, a very fun interview.

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  • Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 4, 2025

    Split Fiction is the only game me and my husband have finished together in 6 years of being together. The only other modern game that comes close: It Takes Two (which sold 20 *million* copies!!!) Put down the goddamn live service/casual party games and pick up the couch coop AAA studios

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  • Steam user Steam user …3340Steam reviews · Dec 15, 2025 · 17 h played

    100% recommend. Especially if you're in a relationship. Might even fix things. The perspectives feel a little too real to how I can be irl. Sometimes I caught myself thinking "yeah exactly what I said" to my character realizing that's not the point. It's all about perspective. And working together to get to the end. Story was touching. Mechanics wasn't as frustrating as Split Fiction. Easier game for the special person in your life that isn't big on gaming. Only thing is one of the unplayable…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6565Steam reviews · Nov 14, 2025 · 4 h played

    Absolute cinema. Worth every penny. Don't even need to buy a copy for your friend. EA did something right for once.

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  • em @bestofaloy.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 15, 2025

    revisiting It Takes Two with @osnapitszara.bsky.social, and i had forgotten just how beautiful of a game this is! the colors, the level design, the humor, and it’s all revolved around a bittersweet story. ❤️‍🩹 replaying this has only set my hopes higher for Split Fiction! 🎮

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  • Ross Tweets Games @rosstweetsgames.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 8, 2025

    Currently replaying It Takes Two and my god what a fucking banger of a game it is

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  • Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 4, 2025

    Between It Takes Two and Split Fiction, this is the game to give GOTY to. Like it doesn't do anything particularly *innovative* with its gameplay. It's just couch-coop we been had that! But!!! There's no substitue for doing something simple really *REALLY* well. Me and Travis had a blast.

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  • Ryan T. Brown 🎮🩷 @toadsanime.lostincult.co.ukBluesky · Feb 21, 2025

    You know It Takes Two was a huge success, because there's no way in fresh hell this would usually be possible. Buy the game on Xbox, and your friends play with you for free on PlayStation? Unheard of.

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  • Matt // elkz 🕹️ @notelkz.netBluesky · Mar 16, 2025

    Game #9 of 2025 Split Fiction I'm honestly a little lost for words, that was one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had. If you loved It Takes Two, somehow this is even better still. I'd recommend this game to literally anyone. Just wow.

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  • Th4tGamerChick @th4tgamerchick.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 15, 2026

    Split Fiction is 10000/10. The gameplay, the co-op puzzles, the homages to classic games. It Takes Two was my favorite co-op experience until this one. It's probably the most technically impressive game I've ever played.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2571Steam reviews · Aug 8, 2026 · 6 h played

    was fun up until the point where you have to brutally rip a cute baby elephant limb from limb and kill it while it begs for mercy

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  • Jazz The JRPG Queen 👑❤️🎮 @jazzlikestogame.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 13, 2024

    Hazelight Studios new game #SplitFiction looks so good and I can’t wait to tackle it with @dizzisenpai.bsky.social just like how we played It Takes Two. Looks like a fun charming co-op experience. ❤️😎✨🔥👌🏻

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  • Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 13, 2025

    EA will never convince us to make a live-service game, It Takes Two developer says, after suggestion BioWare's Dragon Age: The Veilguard should have been www.eurogamer.net/ea-will-neve...

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  • Maku @tropicalmaku.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 13, 2024

    Loved It Takes Two! Can't wait for his next game in March: Split Fiction. #TheGameAwards

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  • Genki @genkigamer.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 7, 2024

    Super Smash Bros. Creator Masahiro Sakurai play tests Smash Bros. using 2 controllers at the same time by himself ! It is also how he played 2-player only game It Takes Two!

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  • Herr Random 🎮 Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter @herrrandom.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 16, 2024

    I just found out about Split Fiction. 👀 Hazelights newest co-op game. They are the creators of Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons, A Way Out and It Takes Two. Will absolutely pick this up after march next year. It Takes Two is one of my favorite co-op games.

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  • The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.comBluesky · Mar 21, 2025

    A film adaptation of Split Fiction, the new co-op sci-fi/fantasy game from It Takes Two developer Hazelight Studios, is in the works. An adaptation of It Takes Two was already in development.

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  • Davis Bickford @davis.socialBluesky · Mar 18, 2025

    So, @laceyb.bsky.social and I have been playing It Takes Two, and it’s a really fun game. Very cute and keeps surprising us with clever and fun ideas. I mean, squirrel hieroglyphs? Come on. Genius.

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  • Maku @tropicalmaku.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 7, 2025

    Bought the new game from the developers of It Takes Two. I can't wait to play it with my little brother.

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  • Jules Burne 🔥 @edentiefling.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 24, 2024

    We finished It Takes Two... Definitely my favorite multiplayer game ever made. The game mechanics are like nothing I've ever seen and the cooperation and communication it requires is just gorgeous. My partner and I don't have relationship issues but this game helped us love each other better ❤️

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  • Steam user Steam user …0606Steam reviews · Aug 19, 2026 · 12 h played

    I just want to thank the devs for creating such a wonderful game. At the time when I was playing it, I played with my friend who I had feelings for and we had lots of talks about all the situations in this game and the emotion of it. After beating the game we actually started dating and now today are married. Your game showed us that we had a lot in common and are great partners in life. This game will forever be in my memory bank :)

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  • Steam user Steam user …0827Steam reviews · Nov 10, 2025 · 24 h played

    10/10 game! Just be careful when your wife gets the hammer, they become extremely aggressive and destroys everything, including yourself.

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  • Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 11, 2024

    It Takes Two's Josef Fares extremely confident about next project, stating "its impossible not to be cocky when you have a game like this" www.eurogamer.net/it-takes-two...

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  • Phenelia @phenelia.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 13, 2025

    Silly doodles after playing It Takes Two with @bokdan0.bsky.social The game is very fun!

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  • EAT PANT | Shared Custody @eatpantgames.comBluesky · Jul 10, 2025

    You will like our indie game if you enjoyed: 🎩 A Hat In Time 🍄 Super Mario 64 / Odyssey / Galaxy 🧶 Sackboy 👫 It Takes Two #indiegames #gamedev

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  • Steam user Steam user …4100Steam reviews · Nov 27, 2025 · 14 h played

    Undoubtedly, It Takes Two is a coop masterpiece. Its extremely diverse gameplay is held to such a high standard from beginning to end. The visuals are stunning, the story is immersive, and the sound is memorable. Played this with my girlfriend and would highly recommend. Or play with your homie and kiss him. Though I probably need therapy after that Cutie the Elephant part, IYKYK. Pros + Exceptionally diverse, smooth and genre-bending gameplay. + Detailed, gorgeous and bright visuals across…

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  • darthazius @darthazius.bsky.socialBluesky · May 29, 2025

    We finished it! Great game. Made me cry, as did It Takes Two, which means bestie here has seen me cry twice while playing video games

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  • Jacob @galacticagay314.bsky.socialBluesky · May 24, 2025

    It Takes Two ✅ 20/20 🏆 Another fun co-op story game from Hazelight Studios. Played it with the bestie same as A Way Out. It was an extremely creative and enjoyable game, but its ending felt abrupt and overall lackluster.

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  • elliot @nephyrus.shopBluesky · Nov 25, 2024

    me and rice are playing It Takes Two THIS GAME IS SO FUN

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  • Sword @masterswrdremix.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 8, 2025

    Is it weird that I won't play "It Takes Two" until I find someone I like who will play it with me? I've owned it for years, it just seems like a great couple's game and I want to enjoy that particular experience 😅💕

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  • Steam user Steam user …4070Steam reviews · Dec 15, 2025 · 18 h played

    An extremely great game but it also depends on who did you play with This game really need great teamwork and also be co-operative and not being competitive and fight who reaches to point B first or who solve the most puzzles and create an awkward atmosphere Also really appreciate that the game comes with a friend pass, so we do not need to purchase an additional copy for our friends to play with us

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  • Steam user Steam user …8785Steam reviews · Mar 5, 2026 · 29 h played

    We came for a cute co-op adventure. We left with life-long guilt after what we did to Cutie the Elephant. I thought this was a game for kids, but it’s actually a 'How to become a war criminal' simulator. 10/10 – My partner cried for 20 minutes, but hey, we got the double jump upgrade. Worth it.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7356Steam reviews · Feb 20, 2026 · 15 h played

    THE. PERFECT. GAME. FOR. TWO. This is the best videogame for two players, it doesn't matter what genre of games you like or dislike, you WILL enjoy this. Perfectly balanced difficulty for both casual players and tryhards and a story that will make you laugh. Best with your partner or a good friend. And remember, relationship needs CO-LLA-BO-RATION!

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  • Steam user Steam user …9773Steam reviews · Jan 27, 2026 · 15 h played

    It Takes Two – A Game That Earned Every Bit of Its GOTY Crown It isn’t just a co-op game. It’s a reminder of why games can be art, why they can surprise you, and why they can make you feel things you didn’t expect — even when you think you’ve seen it all. I played it with a close male friend, and despite not playing it with a romantic partner, the game still managed to stir emotions in a very real way. That alone says a lot about how strong its storytelling and character work are. The…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0441Steam reviews · Jul 5, 2026 · 16 h played

    Played this with my partner, and I honestly think that's the best way to experience it. You can definitely play with friends too, but it hits differently with your significant other. The game really tests your patience, communication, and how you both deal with different challenges. There were moments where we laughed, argued, and somehow made it through together. P.S. The mini-games are lowkey one of the best parts. If you win, you have every right to rub it in their face for the next few…

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  • ItsCodes 🏳️‍🌈 @itscodes.codyshipman.comBluesky · Dec 20, 2024

    Started up It Takes Two tonight to wash away the bad taste the other game has been leaving. I do wish that you could turn off split screen if you’re on separate consoles, but I understand why they did it. Most people won’t have this setup. Having a good time so far, just beat the toolbox.

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  • KZ @kzxcellent.liveBluesky · Mar 7, 2025

    Halfway through Split Fiction and this is a couple steps beyond It Takes Two. The game feels immaculate, its everything but more. Also like It Takes Two, one of the characters is a bit intolerable so I guess that's part of the DNA.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6203Steam reviews · Jun 23, 2026 · 5 h played

    fun but dont play with an actual idiot or it might get less fun

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  • VGC @videogameschronicle.comBluesky · Dec 13, 2024

    It Takes Two studio Hazelight's latest co-op game, Split Fiction, has been officially revealed. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/it-take...

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  • Steam user Steam user …5896Steam reviews · Mar 22, 2026 · 18 h played

    I played this with my girlfriend of 8 years whom has very little experience with video games besides our relatively recent dives into lego games. She feared this game would be too difficult for her with the complex looking platforming and puzzles but it truly never was too much for her so if that is a concern for you then you should not worry too much. Secondly, it has been an incredibly fun journey filled with laughter and joy, and I got to watch her skills with video games grow as her…

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  • ✨ Hamish Steele ✨ Go-Man Vs. the Star Dragon OUT NOW! @hamishsteele.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 5, 2026

    I have been following Orbitals for a while and think it looks great... but I am burned by how much I haaaaated It Takes Two. Orbitals looks like my favourite game aesthetically in my least favourite genre.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6123Steam reviews · Oct 8, 2025 · 47 h played

    This is me and my daughter’s favorite game. We spent such wonderful time together finishing It Takes Two, and it has become one of our most precious shared memories. We laughed, argued (a little 😄), and learned to work together to solve puzzles, overcome challenges, and support each other — just like in real life. This game isn’t just about platforming or puzzles — it’s about connection. It brings out teamwork, communication, and joy in every level. 10/10 — A masterpiece for families.…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9804Steam reviews · Aug 14, 2026 · 13 h played

    First time leaving a review because the overwhelmingly positive review rating is just absurd. Gameplay is great, ngl, after a while a bit repetitive. Cool mechanisms, even if only utilized for a few levels. Level design is top-notch, have to admit. But for the love of God... the writing sucks. SO BAD. Many people said it before, I wont repeat it all. But trust all the negative reviews that mention the writing. Horrible takes on the sensitive topic of divorce and child rearing. Also, just…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4058Steam reviews · Nov 9, 2025 · 15 h played

    This is one of the best co-op games ever created. Its high replay value makes it enjoyable to play with anyone — your partner, friends, or family members

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  • Steam user Steam user …6562Steam reviews · Oct 11, 2025 · 5 h played

    Play It Takes Two - Friend's Pass Just finished playing this game. I usually hate split-screen games. But after playing this game, I now understand why split-screen in this game is important. The graphics, level design, characters, gameplay, and story are all great. And you know what's even better? NO third-party launchers, EA APP/ORIGIN. Congratulations to Hazelight Studios

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  • ✨ Hamish Steele ✨ Go-Man Vs. the Star Dragon OUT NOW! @hamishsteele.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2026

    I find it weird that in all the It Takes Two / Split Fiction / Orbitals style games, the characters never shut up, but the whole concept of the game is communicating with your partner. I somewhat enjoyed my first play of Orbitals today but we were definitely more bored and annoyed then we'd like.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0732Steam reviews · Dec 20, 2025 · 15 h played

    It Takes Two was the wife and I's first actual couch co-op and it was a great choice. We are looking forward to the next one. Every level brings new mechanics, I really enjoyed how the skills worked in tandem with each other which keeps the game always feeling fresh and creative, it never feels repetitive. You actually need to communicate and work together, which makes it way more fun with your partner. The visuals are fun, each level is diverse and enjoyable. As parents of two, it’s not…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1031Steam reviews · Dec 30, 2025 · 22 h played

    Great game i played with a great friend! Lots of little fun interactive things throughout the beautifully crafted levels for plenty of extra entertainment (and friendly competition). Cody is a bit of an ass though and i want to burn the book page by page, but overall a great time! Thank you to my friend for letting me experience this game, i likely wouldn't have played it otherwise. (R.I.P. Queen Cutie the lll)

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  • malcoholic @lepetitereboot.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 9, 2025

    I'm Mal and this is my fifth drink. They're playing It Takes Two! I'm having fun guys (The game has not yet begun)

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  • arymarie.txt @arymarie.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 27, 2024

    Spending my evening (re)playing It Takes Two! I absolutely adore this game and I'm so excited for Split Fiction. Can't wait to see what Hazelight has been cooking 💜

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  • Kat Bailey @katbailey.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 10, 2024

    Finally rolled credits on It Takes Two. What a nice game! Really impressed by the variety, and I liked its outlook on what it means to have a healthy romantic relationship. Would recommend.

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  • jess🌸 @jessayleee.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 8, 2026

    Okay final prediction - I think it’s time for another multiplayer Zelda game. We had Four Swords, then Triforce Heroes, so if we’re sticking with the theme of dropping a player looks like we’re getting Zelda It Takes Two

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  • darthazius @darthazius.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 29, 2026

    I'm making them play It Takes Two and if any of the bloomfs haven't played it yet, I am BEGGING you to find someone and do it. It's pure delight packed as a video game.

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  • zimomoxbrandt @logiehaus.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 20, 2025

    It Takes Two/Split Fiction Game Director Josef Fares, the man that you are……..

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  • Steam user Steam user …5860Steam reviews · Jan 11, 2026 · 13 h played

    Just finished playing this with my wife. It was absolutely incredible. Fun cooperative puzzles, cute story, incredibly diverse and interesting gameplay, extremely creative. I loved every moment of it. Definitely one of the greatest cooperative games I've ever played.

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  • Mako Fukasame 🦈👩‍🏫 | Vershion AU @makofukasame.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 21, 2025

    so, EA strikes again and wiped our It Takes Two save file and we can't connect to EA servers to even play the game again 😭rip collab

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  • Steam user Steam user …5470Steam reviews · Jul 31, 2026 · 13 h played

    My husband and I played this game for the last couple days and I can say that it was honestly one of the most special games I have played. It's the perfect game to play with your significant other. It truly is such an emotional roller coaster and will definitely make you bawl your eyes out... I sure did. <3 I enjoyed every second of this game and this game teaches you how to work together as a team when things are in a tough spot. It's very wholesome playing as your kid's parent(s) and I can…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8762Steam reviews · Jun 3, 2026 · 15 h played

    This game is so good. I can proudly say I finished it with all achievements—thanks to my friend who helped me out. It Takes Two really gives you a different kind of gaming experience; you do so many things together. Following May and Cody’s story made me realize how decisions can shape someone’s way of thinking (you’ll get it when you play). I’m happy with the ending, but I still ask for justice for the elephant :< I don’t think the queen deserved that. This game really earned its GOTY title.

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